ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile
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The ASRAAM is a modern, high-speed, highly agile infrared-guided short-range air-to-air missile designed for close-combat engagements by advanced fighter aircraft.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IRIS-T | 2 |
| ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile canonical | 1 |
| Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile Context triple: [Typhoon FGR4, weaponCapability, ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile]
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A.
AMRAAM air-to-air missile
The AMRAAM air-to-air missile is a widely used, beyond-visual-range, radar-guided weapon designed for modern fighter aircraft to engage and destroy airborne targets.
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Brimstone missile
The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
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C.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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D.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
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E.
Storm Shadow cruise missile
The Storm Shadow cruise missile is a long-range, air-launched, precision strike weapon designed to destroy high-value, heavily defended targets with a stealthy, low-observable flight profile.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile Target entity description: The ASRAAM is a modern, high-speed, highly agile infrared-guided short-range air-to-air missile designed for close-combat engagements by advanced fighter aircraft.
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A.
AMRAAM air-to-air missile
The AMRAAM air-to-air missile is a widely used, beyond-visual-range, radar-guided weapon designed for modern fighter aircraft to engage and destroy airborne targets.
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B.
Brimstone missile
The Brimstone missile is a British air-launched, precision-guided anti-armor and multi-role strike weapon designed for high accuracy against moving and static targets with minimal collateral damage.
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C.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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D.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
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E.
Storm Shadow cruise missile
The Storm Shadow cruise missile is a long-range, air-launched, precision strike weapon designed to destroy high-value, heavily defended targets with a stealthy, low-observable flight profile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrared-guided missile
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short-range air-to-air missile ⓘ within-visual-range air-to-air missile ⓘ |
| allianceContext | NATO ⓘ |
| combatRole |
dogfight missile
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within-visual-range missile ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | MIL-STD-1553 databus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | close-combat air-to-air engagements ⓘ |
| designedForPlatform |
BAE Systems Hawk T1
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surface form:
BAE Systems Hawk
Eurofighter Typhoon ⓘ F-35 Lightning II ⓘ F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ⓘ
surface form:
F/A-18 Super Hornet
Panavia Tornado ⓘ advanced fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | modern highly manoeuvrable fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| developer | MBDA UK ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1998 ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| exportStatus | exported to multiple allied air forces ⓘ |
| feature |
helmet-mounted sight integration
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high agility ⓘ high off-boresight launch capability ⓘ high speed ⓘ improved resistance to infrared countermeasures ⓘ |
| fullName |
ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile
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| fuseType |
impact fuse
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proximity fuse ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | infrared homing ⓘ |
| launchEnvelope | high off-boresight angles ⓘ |
| manufacturer | MBDA UK ⓘ |
| programOrigin | British requirement for advanced short-range missile ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| rangeClass | short range ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority
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fighter self-defence ⓘ |
| seekerCapability |
counter-countermeasures against flares
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high off-boresight targeting ⓘ lock-on after launch ⓘ |
| seekerType | imaging infrared seeker ⓘ |
| speedClass | supersonic ⓘ |
| upgradePath | Block upgrades with improved seeker and electronics ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Indian Air Force
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Royal Air Force of Oman ⓘ
surface form:
Oman Air Force
Qatar Emiri Air Force ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation warhead ⓘ |
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Subject: ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile Description of subject: The ASRAAM is a modern, high-speed, highly agile infrared-guided short-range air-to-air missile designed for close-combat engagements by advanced fighter aircraft.
Referenced by (4)
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